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1/4 Dinar - Hussein

Issuer Central Bank of Jordan
Year 1996-1997
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse script Arabic
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Additional information

Jordan's quarter dinar was introduced as part of a coinage reform driven by the need to rationalize the fractional currency system following years in which the fils denominations had become increasingly impractical for everyday transactions. Nickel brass was selected specifically to distinguish the coin visually from the lower-denomination cupronickel pieces — a deliberate policy choice, not a metallurgical accident.

The 1996–1997 dates bracket a period of cautious economic liberalization under Hussein, shortly after Jordan signed its peace treaty with Israel in October 1994.

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